Flagler County, FL Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Sec. 27-257, titled Duty of owners of residential improved real property, is the general operating rule for curbside collection inside Flagler County's Mandatory Solid Waste Collection and Disposal District. Subsection (a) requires customers to place all garbage and rubbish in one or more garbage containers at their collection point on the designated collection day; alongside that, up to four garbage cans or bags, each no larger than thirty-five gallons and fifty pounds, or carts under ninety-six gallons, can go out for regular pickup. The duty attaches to every parcel of residential improved real property in the district, and Sec.

27-254 makes the mere fact that a home is designed for occupancy prima facie evidence that it's generating solid waste, triggering a flat collection fee at the time a residential building permit is issued. Owners can seek an individual exemption from the assessment under Sec. 27-256 if the parcel is ten acres or larger, or the dwelling sits three hundred feet or more back from the public roadway, subject to the director's approval and a right to appeal a denial to the county administrator within ten working days.

Certain waste never goes out for routine pickup: Sec. 27-257(c) makes collection of white goods like refrigerators and washers a coordinated special service, and Sec. 27-257(d) bars hazardous, industrial and infectious waste from contract collection entirely, requiring lawful disposal instead. Sec. 27-252 ties the whole district to unincorporated Flagler County's boundaries, and Sec. 27-259 exempts incorporated municipalities from the assessment unless they join by interlocal agreement, so Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell and Beverly Beach households are not governed by this pickup rule.